alcohol abuse

Shia LaBeouf Reportedly Heads to Rehab After Hitting Rock Bottom Last Week

...  LaBeouf Reportedly Heads To Rehab After Hitting Rock Bottom Last Week … Shia LeBeouf is reported to have checked himself into a rehab center in Hollywood for alcohol problems. Photos courtesy of Reuters. Anyone who has been affected by alcohol abuse, whether personally or through a loved one, knows it is a disability and … Read more on Medical Daily Nonresidential rehab programs are effective An article in Wednesday's Morning Call ("City zoners ponder halfway house") refers to a development plan for a residential facility to help people with drug abuse problems on their way toward re-integrating into society. By coincidence, this appeared … Read more on Allentown Morning Call Read ...

Is This GREAT NEWS for Arizona?

Question by GreasyTony: Is this GREAT NEWS for Arizona? Could this be the begging to the end of Joe Apraio? http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/03/10/20090310arpaio-justice0310-ON.html Arpaio to be investigated over alleged civil-rights violations The Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office’s controversial immigration sweeps. The investigation “will focus on alleged patterns or practices of discriminatory police practices and unconstitutional searches and seizures conducted by the MCSO,” the Justice Department wrote in letter to Arpaio dated Tuesday. Read more... ...

Overcoming Barriers to Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care

by floodllama Overcoming barriers to mental health and substance abuse care "Every organization requires money, and most rehab facilities are very costly," he says. And without the ability to pay for treatment, he says, many people simply can't get the help they need. Historically, mental health and substance abuse services … Read more on Los Angeles Times Drug Treatment Swept Up in Push for Medical-Records Sharing As of now, when a patient consents, substance-abuse treatment centers typically transfer the records via fax or regular mail, with information patients don't want released blocked out manually. The Department of Health and Human Services has been … Read more on Wall Street Journal Read more... ...

Treatment Helps Prevent Early Menopause in Breast Cancer Patients

...  patients CHICAGO (Reuters) – A new treatment approach may help thousands of women with early-stage breast cancer avoid premature menopause and preserve their ability to have children, U.S. researchers said on Friday. Their study … "This is the first time … Read more on Chicago Tribune (blog) How Addiction Works, and What You Can Do About It In the US alone, over 23 million people, ages 12 and up, needed treatment for illicit drugs (including prescription drugs) or alcohol abuse in 2009, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. That's nearly one in ten … Read more on Lifehacker Read ...

ALCOHOL ABUSE PSA(mrs Eatons Human Behaviors Class)

  ALCOHOL ABUSE PSA(mrs eatons human behaviors class) –   Veterans tackle their trauma with grit, gusto, word games The program is part of a growing portfolio of treatment services at the local system that will include a new behavioral health research center in Seattle within the next few years. The demand for services is growing quickly. VA records show that about … Read more on TheNewsTribune.com Read ...

'Party Down South' Mattie Breaux: I Don't Have an Alcohol Problem

...  Problem Untitled-2 Being the life of the party can sometimes get you into trouble and Party Down South's Mattie Breaux's is learning that the hard way. The reality star was arrested for a DUI in September 2013, and on Monday news broke that a judge issued a … Read more on RumorFix BOOK REVIEW: 'Rum Maniacs' At the heart of that story is the history of delirium tremens [which] changed how the medical profession observed, understood, and treated the more general problem of alcohol abuse. Indeed, the delirium tremens diagnosis became the basis for the … Read more on Washington Times Read ...

Is It Wrong to Have a Glass of Wine in the Morning… in Bed..?

Question by Ella Bella: Is it wrong to have a glass of wine in the morning… in bed..? I always pull out my bottle of wine under my bed and drink (sometimes) straight out of the bottle in the morning. It’s like some people, they have their morning ciggarette…..well, i have my morning drink. Is it wrong? will i become an alcoholic? because god knows i can’t live without my morning drink… sometimes, when i go out for a run, i have my bottle of water and another bottle of white wine or vodka. I usually drink it after i finish running…to relax. Do i need help? because i feel like having a glass of chardonnay right now I’m 19, i drink it AFTER i am finished running!!! not while i’m running idiots! and i don’t drink so i am DRUNK! just a little SLIGHTLY tipsy, and that’s it!!! Read more... ...